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COPD in Primary Care 4th Edition
ISBN: 9781859592250
Author: Dr David Bellamy and Rachel Booker
The fully updated fourth edition of this practical and concise handbook shows professionals how to manage COPD in primary care successfully and with worthwhile outcomes for patients. In this book, you will find guidance, protocols, plans and tests – all appropriate to the primary care situation – that will streamline your diagnosis and management of COPD.
There have been major developments in our understanding and management of COPD over the last decade and this new edition has extensively reviewed the known literature and latest Guidelines to provide the most up to date and comprehensive picture of diagnosis, investigation and best patient care and management. The style remains readily accessible with key references and guides to further reading.
New chapters and important updates included in this new edition
• NICE Guideline update 2010
• The new Outcomes Strategy on COPD 2011
• The latest GOLD COPD Guideline update
• The new Primary Care standards for spirometry
• A new chapter on COPD as a systemic disease and how it relates to morbidity
in many other common chronic diseases
• A much more detailed way of fully assessing new patients and in regular reviews
Information on:
• Major new clinical trials
• The latest new drug therapy
• Self management action plans and how to reduce hospital admissions
• Organising your practice relating to COPD
Written by former GP David Bellamy, who has a special interest in respiratory disorders, and former COPD nurse Rachel Booker, this comprehensive and accessible guide tells you everything you need to know about COPD and how to manage it successfully in your practice.
This is a much needed, very practical book, clearly laid out with a main points section at the start of each chapter and references at the end of the chapter. A useful addition to the practice bookshelf.
Practical Nursing
This book continues to represent excellent value and a good starting point for any doctor or nurse interested in learning more about the essentials of managing COPD.
Extract from a review on COPD Professional.org website
This book, which has been endorsed by the Australian Lung Foundation and the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, is a goldmine of practical information on the management of a condition that is increasing in incidence and prevalence in our community. I thoroughly recommend it to all medical practitioners who manage chronic lung disease, especially those who are engaged in comprehensive care from the consultation room, through the hospital ward, to the community setting.
Medicine Today, about the Australian edition
Price: £39.99
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